The Royal Danish Defence College Invites Applications for Positions as Assistant Professor in Military Strategy

Employment type: FULLTIME. The Section for Strategic Studies and Great Power Competition under the Institute for Strategy and War Studies at the Royal Danish Defence College invites applications from qualified individuals for one or two positions as Assistant Professor (Adjunkt) in Military Strategy.

About the Section Successful applicants will join the Section for Strategic Studies and Great Power Competition, a group of approximately 20 military analysts and civilian scholars (with backgrounds in Political Science, International Relations, and War Studies, among other fields). The section is one of three within the Institute for Strategy and War Studies.

We focus on teaching courses and producing practice-oriented research and analysis on ongoing great power competition between China, Russia, and the United States, alongside its military-strategic implications for the Kingdom of Denmark and the Danish Defence.

Our team works on a broad range of issues, including deterrence and coercive diplomacy, Danish defense and security policy, cyber conflict, hybrid warfare, and international alliances—with a special emphasis on NATO and Nordic defense cooperation. We also possess extensive area studies expertise covering China, Russia, the United States, the Indo-Pacific, the Baltic Sea region, and the Arctic.

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